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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also urged voluntary austerity measures to rein in dollar-guzzling imports, including cutting down on gold buying and foreign travel for a year.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The question is whether patriotic austerity can substitute for the harsher arithmetic of markets.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“The city would be forced to implement austerity measures far worse than seen during the Great Recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The historic spending spree, economists hoped, could turbocharge productivity by upgrading the country’s railways, highways, communication networks, universities and a largely paper-based public administration—all in need of repair after decades of austerity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The conspicuous austerity of the announcement was matched by its calculated simplicity.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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